Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 345: Taking the "Mysterious Queen" to Work

The God-forsaken Land, the mountainous area south of Silver City.

In front of Colin, the magic wolf that used the "Gus Staff" seemed to have become twice as powerful. Starlight flashed in its black eyes as it stared quietly at the human in front of it.

As its spirituality becomes stronger, its ability will also become stronger accordingly. It was difficult to put Colin into a deep sleep before, but now Colin's "Light of Dawn" may not be able to resist the opponent's ability.

The two demigods confronted each other for a breath or two, and then Colin slowly took a step back. He was not sure if he could continue fighting.

So Colin didn't plan to take any risks. He planned to let the demon wolf go first, then return to Silver City to form a "demigod team" with other elders to chase the demon wolf.

Anyway, his sword was already stained with the blood of the demon wolf, so it would be easy for him to find the trace of the demon wolf.

When the demon wolf saw Colin retreat, it did not continue to attack, but moved its eight legs and quickly retreated away.

He had this reaction because he suddenly had a bad feeling.

The magic wolf had just taken a few steps back when it suddenly turned its head to look at the "Staff of Gus" in its hand.

The staff suddenly emitted a brighter light, followed by a surge of power. It seemed to suddenly come to life and broke free from the wolf's grasp, floating into the air.

Then, a tall figure descended.

……

In the "wilderness of knowledge".

When Odysseus came in, Colin, the "chief" of Silver City, had just started a war with the demon wolf.

After the Demon Wolf tried to use the "Staff of Gus" to make its spirituality suddenly stronger, Odysseus immediately realized that the "Chief" of the Silver City would not fight to the death because of this "staff".

So Odysseus grabbed the "Hermit" card and the divine blood of the "Elf King" on the side and attacked without hesitation.

……

The God-forsaken Land, southern part of Silver City.

Colin, the Demon Wolf, and the members of the exploration team hiding behind the bunker saw a tall figure wearing a sacred robe appear in the light emitted by the "Staff of Gus". He held a lantern in his right hand, and his left hand was half thunder and lightning, and half surging waves.

All the confusion in everyone's heart from childhood to adulthood seemed to disappear immediately. The lamp seemed to be the light in the darkness, using knowledge as a beacon to point the way for the confused.

The moment this tall figure appeared, lightning in the sky flashed one after another, circling over everyone's heads as if stimulated by something.

The thunderclaps that made Derrick and his teammates' heads buzzed one after another made them feel for the first time that the lightning they were used to was actually so terrifying.

At this time, the demon wolf finally reacted and turned around and ran away!
Lightning bolts struck it one after another. These lightning bolts were not ordinary lightning bolts. They had a sharp white light and astonishing momentum.

When the first lightning struck, the wolf's skin was torn apart by the electric shock. When the second lightning struck, the wolf's skin was burnt outside and its inside was tender.

When the third lightning struck, the demon wolf had already lost its life.

At this time, its spirit body, which still has a little bit of divinity, has not completely died, but in a biological sense, it is already dead.

Odysseus looked at the demon wolf in front of him and lamented that the lightning in the "God-forsaken Land" was even more powerful.

This demon wolf was different from the Outer God believer he had killed before. The previous Outer God believer seemed to be only at the level of a demigod, while this demon wolf was a little more powerful than an ordinary Sequence 4, but had not yet reached the level of a Sequence 3.

Thinking of this, he withdrew his strength, and the "Staff of Gus" slowly fell.

Colin did not go forward to pick it up immediately. Instead, he came close to the "Staff of Gus" when it fell to the ground and completely lost its light.

After carefully examining the staff, a dark green symbol appeared in Colin's pupils. He carefully examined the staff again, and only after making sure that there was no problem did he pick it up.

After Derrick and the others arrived, Colin asked the other members of the exploration team to pick up the spoils. As they walked towards the demon wolf, Colin stopped Derrick again and asked, "Who was that being just now?"

"I don't know." Derrick said honestly. He felt that it was not The Fool.

But if it’s not the Fool, then who could it be?
……

In the "wilderness of knowledge".

Odysseus observed for a while, and only returned to the real world after Colin led the team on their return journey.

After sitting in front of the desk for a while, Odysseus couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. He should have got the "Staff of Gus".

During dinner, Bernadette glanced at Odysseus and asked, "What happy things happened?"

"I'm happy when I think that the potion has been half digested." Odysseus smiled and made up an excuse.

Bernadette shook her head. "Don't think digesting the potion is that easy, especially at the Sequence 5 level. Even if you're lucky, it'll take about a year to digest."

But then she added, "Of course, you must be a surprise, because before you, no one has ever digested potions using books, nor has anyone digested potions using the 'Wizard Office' method."

Odysseus smiled. This was just an active attempt to find an opportunity to digest the potion.

While they were talking, the housekeeper that Bernadette had sent out in the afternoon came back and reported to Bernadette that the tenant of the house was already moving out and would move out tonight.

Bernadette nodded with satisfaction and made an appointment with Odysseus to go and see the house after he finished the interview tomorrow.

The next morning, Odysseus took Bernadette's carriage and came to the administrative hall again. Odysseus noticed that many people were observing him intentionally or unintentionally.

It was Bud who received Odysseus again: "Please follow me."

As he spoke, Bud took him upstairs.

Odysseus asked, "Why do you all seem so curious about me?"

"They know your test results yesterday." Bud replied as he led the way.

Odysseus was stunned for a moment before he realized: it turned out that those people were looking at what the "excellent students" looked like.

He has now gradually adapted to the culture of Lundburg. Here, as long as he does well in the exams, he seems to be superior to others.

This time, Bud took Odysseus to the third floor. The offices here all had double doors. Odysseus saw from a half-open door that there was a secretary's office inside, and inside the secretary's office were the offices of the important officials.

Bud first took Odysseus to a small meeting room, asked him to wait, and then he left.

About half an hour later, Bud came in and said again, "Please follow me."

He took Odysseus to a small conference room with a huge portrait of the king. The portrait showed the current king, Conrad I, wearing a crown, holding a scepter in one hand and a sword at his waist in the other, looking very majestic.

This should be the result of the painter's beautification. While ensuring the majesty of Conrad I, he also looks approachable and without the airs of a king.

In fact, Conrad I was somewhat embarrassed because only Rune recognized his kingship, and other countries only recognized him as a duke.

The reason for this situation is mainly because Conrad I's ancestors were once the Duke of the Kingdom of Feynaport, and they split from the Kingdom of Feynaport in the "War of Oathbreaking".

In addition to the portrait, there are five tables and five seats in the room, four of which are arranged in a row and a single seat opposite.

Bud invited Odysseus to the separate seat: "Please sit here.

"The four people you will be interviewing later are the Minister of the Interior, Duke Bowen, Bishop Colliford, the high-ranking official of the Province of Bern, Bigir, and the Minister of Defense, Benedict.

“When you meet Duke Bowen, please observe etiquette and bow to him.

“Also, before the interview, you must first swear an oath in front of the king’s portrait in front of the four interviewees, and then the interview will proceed.

"This is the sworn statement, but you can also improvise."

Odysseus took the oath and said, "Thank you."

Then he read it and the oath roughly meant that he would be loyal to the king, would not do anything that would harm the interests of the royal family and the country, etc.

Odysseus remembered that the members of the Lenburg royal family were also extraordinary people of the "Arbitrator" path. In the mystical sense, the entire Lenburg was the "territory" of Conrad I.

This oath should be able to establish a certain mystical connection with Lenburg. If Odysseus really wants to do something that harms the national interests, then the Duke of Lenburg’s royal family should be aware of it.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, the four interviewers came into the room during the conversation.

Originally, Odysseus was about to stand up to greet them out of politeness, but he saw the four interviewers sit down by themselves, then pick up the documents on the table and start reading, as if they were deliberately ignoring him.

So Odysseus didn't get up, but continued to lean back in his chair and wait for them to read the materials.

He knew very well that this deliberate neglect was putting pressure on him, and Odysseus didn't buy it at all.

A few minutes later, the four interviewers finished reading the information about Odysseus one after another, and then looked up at Odysseus. After seeing that their deliberate neglect did not put any pressure on Odysseus, Duke Bowen and the Minister of Defense were a little unhappy.

Then Bishop Clifford, one of the interviewers, announced, "The interview begins."

Odysseus stood up, swore an oath before the king's portrait, and then slowly returned to his seat, waiting for questions.

First, Biqier pretended to be unfamiliar with Odysseus and asked, "Are you sure you want to go to Wotaizhou?"

Odysseus nodded: "Yes, I am sure I will go there."

Defense Secretary Benedict then asked: "How are you going to deal with the gangsters there?"

"Should they be called bandit troops?" Odysseus said, "According to my understanding, they have already occupied most of the area except for the city of Wotai."

Benedict waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter. Just tell me how you plan to deal with them."

"Of course it's to recover the lost territory and lock up all the bandits who dare to resist." Odysseus said with a smile.

Benedict also laughed: "Are you kidding?"

Then he asked, "How will you recover the lost territory?"

Odysseus simply said, "I personally have the strength of Sequence 5."

This made Duke Bowen and Benedict stunned. They immediately lowered their heads to look at the information about Odysseus again. It was obvious that they had not read it carefully just now.

Then Duke Bowen asked Odysseus the same question he had asked Biqier: "Are you sure you want to go to Vortai?"

In a small country like Lenburg, if a Sequence 5 Beyonder stayed in the capital, Azshara, it would definitely be more promising than becoming a governor in a remote state.

"Yes." Odysseus answered again, and then he continued to answer the Minister of Defense's question: "I heard that the government troops in Wotai City have not received their salaries for more than a year, and we can't count on them.

"I also have some forces of my own, and I plan to bring them to Wotai State and use them to recover the lost territory."

Duke Bowen lost his previous indifference: "Are you sure?"

To the Interior Minister, the Province of Bern was a bottomless pit at this time, but he could not just leave it alone. If he gave up those territories during the Duke of Bowen's term and declared autonomy for several of the states, he would definitely be cursed and even become a villain in history textbooks in the future.

Now that someone is willing to use his own power to try to regain those lost territories, he will of course strongly support it.

As for what will happen after the recovery, that is a question to be considered later, because in Duke Bowen's opinion, Odysseus can at most achieve a certain balance with the forces of Intis and Feynaporthe in the State of Votai.

At that time, Odysseus will need Azshara's help to continue fighting the enemy, so he is not afraid that this pirate will escape his control.

The other interviewer, Biqier, was stunned. He did not expect that Odysseus would even bring his own forces to Wotai State. This made him realize that Odysseus's goal was not as simple as being a good governor.

However, Biqier would not object to this. He realized that his pressure would be greatly reduced after Odysseus went to Wotai State.

Odysseus replied, "I am sure of it."

Then he smiled and said, "At least Wotai City will no longer be harassed by bandit troops, and I will do my best to restore transportation between Azshara and Wotai State."

Duke Bowen nodded and said, "Once transportation is restored, the capital will certainly provide you with sufficient support."

He thought that what Odysseus meant was the same as what he had imagined, that after stabilizing the state of Wotai, he would ask the capital for reinforcements and supplies, so he made such a promise.

Actually, Odysseus meant to "try to" restore traffic. Of course, he would not say what he was thinking, but took this opportunity to ask: "Before the traffic is restored, I need some help."

Duke Bowen frowned and said, “You may not understand that if you carry supplies or a lot of property with you to Wotai Province, your journey will become very difficult.

"Because there is so much banditry on the roads, you may be attacked by bandits from time to time."

Odysseus smiled and said, "I only need a few hundred sets of military uniforms. You don't need to provide any weapons, but you must allow me to raise the military funds myself."

Duke Bowen thought: There are only a few hundred people, so just raise the funds yourself. As long as it doesn't cost money, it will be easy.

So he said, "Okay."

Odysseus added: "I need the military command of the Wotai State, if there are still government troops there."

Bowen readily agreed: "Okay."

He was well aware that the state guard there no longer obeyed the state government's command.

"I will give the local dignitaries a warning," Odysseus said. "You must not interfere in the affairs of Wotai Province."

Bowen paused before adding, "That's fine."

Originally, he wanted to remind Odysseus that the basic order of the local area was now basically maintained by the nobles and autonomous associations there. If they were offended, it would be very difficult to deal with.

But Bowen thought about it and decided to leave the mess to Odysseus, and finally did not speak.

Odysseus smiled and said, "I have no other request."

Duke Bowen asked the people around him, "Do you have any questions?"

The other three people, the high official Biqier and Bishop Clifford all wanted to make Odysseus the governor of Votai State, and the Minister of Defense Benedict had no objection, so everyone had no problem.

After that came the scoring session, and Odysseus still passed the interview with a high score. Moreover, at the reminder of the Minister of the Interior, Duke Bowen, the Minister of Defense, Benedict, gave him an approval note on the spot, allowing Odysseus to take the approval note to the Quartermaster's Office to collect his military uniform.

After Duke Bowen and the others left, Biqier asked, "Your official appointment should be announced tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. When do you plan to take up your post?"

"In just a few days." Odysseus smiled and said, "After the appointment is made, I plan to recruit a few clerks in Azshara to accompany me to take up the post.

"Besides, my subordinates will need time to reach Azshara."

Biqier nodded, looked around to see if there was anyone around, and then whispered, "After you take office, I will allocate 2 sassens from the provincial government to you as your initial capital."

He sighed, “The provincial government has a huge shortfall, so I can only give you this much.

"Oh, and don't expect to find anyone in Azshara."

Odysseus calculated that it was about 4000 pounds. "Thank you."

Don't want it for nothing.

Moreover, Odysseus's real purpose was not to recruit people, but to see how quickly Feynaporte's intelligence agency would respond.

The two went downstairs while chatting and left the administrative hall separately.

Odysseus first returned to Bernadette's residence and went to see the house together.

There are many old houses on Shenshu Avenue, and the environment is pretty good. There are flower beds and trees on both sides of the road.

Like other neighborhoods, there are many people reading on both sides of the streets here.

Bernadette's house is at No. 77, an exquisite two-story townhouse with a small yard planted with flowers and plants.

The first floor is the living room, kitchen and dining room, the second floor has two bedrooms, and the furniture in the house is also complete.
Although the area is not large, it meets Odysseus's needs.

Seeing that Odysseus was quite satisfied, Bernadette said, "You can decorate this place however you want. You can use it for as long as you like."

After expressing his gratitude, Odysseus treated the "Mysterious Queen" to lunch, then immediately found Bazel and Cleveland, took them to 77 Sacred Tree Avenue, and told them that this was the secret base in Azshara.

Then Odysseus began to assign tasks to Bazel and Cleveland, asking Bazel to be responsible for decorating the place a little bit, requiring it to have a certain mysterious atmosphere.

Cleveland first rented a conference room as a temporary studio, and then went to the newspaper to place an advertisement. First, he published the news that the governor of Wote State was recruiting clerks with high salaries, and then he went to another newspaper to publish the news that "the master astrologer came to Azshara."

Watching his two subordinates leave, Odysseus recalled the time when he first arrived in Bayam, and couldn't help but think: It's convenient to have subordinates.

When he couldn't stay in Backlund and went to Bayam, he was the only one busy with these things.

After explaining Azshara's affairs, Odysseus used "travel" to return to Backlund, to 19 Pinster Street, where Hugh and Fors currently lived. He rang the doorbell, and it was Fors who opened the door for Odysseus.

After entering the room, Odysseus asked, "Where is Longzel?"

"Xiu took him to Edward's family cemetery." Fors said as she went to the kitchen to boil water. "He went there this morning and should be back soon."

Odysseus nodded, sat down at the dining table and started chatting with Fors.

After waiting for more than half an hour, Xio opened the door and came back with Longzel.

Longzel is at least 1.80 meters tall. He might not look that tall in other places, but when he is with Xio, he looks very tall, even a bit like a father bringing his daughter home.

"Chief!" Xio saw Odysseus as soon as he entered the door.

Longzel was in a low mood, but he saw Odysseus as soon as he entered the door and nodded to him.

Fors poured tea for everyone. After everyone was seated, Odysseus asked Longzel, "Have you met the descendants of your family?"

"I took a look from a distance." Long Ze'er took a deep breath and said, "I thought about it and decided not to disturb them."

Odysseus said "hmm".

Long Zeer continued, "Miss Xiu accompanied me to the family cemetery again today. I found the graves of my father and mother. Their graves had long been covered with weeds, but fortunately there was still a tombstone."

At this point, he stopped.

So Xio said to Odysseus, "I have already paid the cemetery workers enough management fees to allow them to take care of it regularly."

Odysseus nodded and took out 200 pounds in cash from his wallet and handed it to Xio. "When I handed Longzel to you, I forgot to leave him some money. This is to cover your expenses."

"No need." Xio quickly refused: "Mr. Longzel didn't spend much, and I..."

Odysseus didn't allow Xiu to refuse: "At the same time, this is also to pay you for collecting information about Longzel's family."

Xio was about to refuse, but Odysseus simply pushed the money to her.

In fact, Odysseus deliberately did not leave any gold pounds for Longzel, just to let Longzel understand that although he still has the strength of Sequence 6, he is no longer compatible with Backlund at this time.

Therefore, the protection and help that Odysseus provided to Longzel became even more valuable at this time.

When Odysseus just ran a herbal medicine shop, he would think that such operations were just tricks and belonged to the category of cleverness.

But as his extraordinary organization expanded further, Odysseus gradually realized that such little tricks were sometimes useful.

First of all, you must give your subordinates tangible benefits. It would be meaningless to always make empty promises. Secondly, you must let them feel the benefits you provide.

Odysseus then asked Longzel, "Do you have any unfulfilled wishes in Backlund?"

"No more." Longzel said: "After returning to Cruz Island, I will officially work for you."

"Go back and stay for one night," Odysseus nodded and said, "I'll pick you up and take you to Lunburg tomorrow."

Longzel nodded and said "hmm".

After chatting for a few more words, Odysseus asked Longzel to wait here for a while, and then went to Gar's Herbal Medicine Shop to pick up Kena. The three of them used "travel" to return to Cruz Island together.

Odysseus had already prepared the "Arbitrator" potion and asked Longzel to take it.

The potion in Longzel's body was "imagined". If he wants to fully recover, he needs to take the potion again.

Now that Longzel has officially served Odysseus, Odysseus must of course help him recover.

Of course, his magic potion is not given for free, and needs to be exchanged for merit in the future.

After drinking it in one gulp, Longzel said, "I felt like the potion was digested the moment I drank it."

Odysseus hummed. Just as he had imagined, Longzel had already digested the potion once in "Groselle's Travels". Now if he took the potion again, he could digest it again easily.

Longzel wanted to continue drinking the Sequence 8 potion, but Odysseus said, "This is a potion, not plain water. Wait a few days for your condition to stabilize before drinking it."

After letting Longzel return to Groselle and the others, Odysseus took Kena to see Mandy and introduced him to the working environment so that he could get into the state as soon as possible.

Today, Odysseus did not return to Azshara immediately because the planning of the "Scroll Shop" had been almost completed, and the most critical issue now was the location of the "shop".

Odysseus's plan is to use a house on Lighthouse Hill to set up a "teleportation array".

The main formation is on the Beacon Hill side, and the secondary formation can appear randomly anywhere in Bayam, or even in Azshara.

Moreover, Odysseus also planned to place this house in a state between the real world and the spiritual world, so that even if someone used divination, they would not be able to divine the exact location.

This requires setting up a large number of magic arrays, and also requires an extraordinary characteristic of "Traveler".

Odysseus does have a magical item that matches the "Traveler", but before crushing it, you should go there to explore and try to recover the "Staff of Gus" there.

Since he didn't have time these days, Odysseus planned to explore with Bernadette after arriving in Votai State.

Odysseus doesn't want anything else, he just wants to get the "Staff of Gus".

After Odysseus selected a suitable house, he asked Mandy to decorate it in advance.

Odysseus returned to the capital of Lenburg that evening. It was already past dinner time. He said hello to Bernadette and went back to his room to rest.

The next morning, the appointment letter arrived at the administrative hall. Odysseus took it to Bernadette and said, "Get ready to go!"

He smiled and said, "My men will 'rush' to Azshara today, and we'll leave after finding a few more clerks."

Bernadette didn't seem to take it too seriously: "Okay."

"How will you accompany me?" Odysseus asked. "I mean, will you go with me openly, or will you hide and follow me quietly?"

"Of course I'm going with you." Bernadette said, "Otherwise, there's no point in hiding."

Odysseus bravely asked, "Well, how about you pretend to be the governor's wife?"

Bernadette glanced at Odysseus and said, "Huh!"

Odysseus quickly said, “I was just joking.

"Then...how about you pretend to be my secretary? Or assistant? Adjutant?"

Odysseus suggested several roles, but seeing that the "Mysterious Queen" was not satisfied with any of them, he asked, "Then tell me, what role do you want to play?"

Bernadette frowned slightly: "Can I only be your subordinate?"

"Not a subordinate, not a wife..." Odysseus was stunned: "Do you want to play my mother?"

Bernadette slapped Odysseus without thinking, and Odysseus quickly dodged.

"Be more specific!" protested Odysseus.

"Can't we just be friends?" Bernadette said.

Odysseus was stunned for a moment: "A friend accompanied the governor to take office?"

"is there a problem?"

"No problem, no problem at all!" Odysseus said immediately.

Bernadette said "hmm" with satisfaction, and the matter was settled.

Next, Odysseus continued to make preparations. He first took Longzel to the outside of the city of Azshara, and then in front of him, he pulled out 100 "extraordinary puppets" that had been prepared long ago from the "space array" and explained to Longzel how to use these "extraordinary puppets".

Then Odysseus and Longzel entered Azshara openly, booked an entire hotel, and let them both stay in one room.

Then Odysseus took a few "extraordinary puppets" and received 600 sets of military uniforms. He asked the "extraordinary puppets" to put on the uniforms, and the remaining 500 pieces were placed in the "space array" by Odysseus for future use.

Afterwards, Odysseus asked Longzel to take the "Extraordinary Puppet" to buy many wooden boxes as backup, and the preparations here were completed.

Odysseus went to the rented conference room in Cleveland to prepare for the interview with the clerk.

But the whole day passed and no one came to apply for the job.

Odysseus planned to leave the next afternoon. If no one came to apply for the position by the next morning, he would not hire a clerk from here.

What Odysseus didn't expect was that on the next morning, three people came to apply for the job.

They all wanted to leave Azshara and demanded a high salary from Odysseus.

Of course Odysseus agreed readily and asked them to get ready and take the 3 pm train.

None of the three applicants had expected that time would be so tight, and they all said goodbye, saying they had to go back and pack up.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Odysseus and Bernadette arrived at the train station in a carriage.

The moment Bernadette got off the carriage, she attracted the attention of many men. Today, Bernadette was wearing a red and white skirt with local characteristics, accompanied by a black embroidered top.

It gives people a feeling of being very elegant and having an excellent mental outlook.

Odysseus also wore local-style clothing: black trousers, a white shirt, and a red vest.

After arriving in Lundburg, Bernadette finally stopped asking Odysseus to wear formal clothes, or rather, what Odysseus was wearing at this time was the more formal clothing of this country.

The three clerks that Odysseus had just hired had different expressions when they saw Bernadette, but they obviously didn't know the "Mysterious Queen", so although there was some surprise in their expressions and eyes, there was no surprise.

Longzel commanded the one hundred soldiers to carry dozens of large wooden boxes onto the luggage car in front.

So much luggage also attracted a lot of people's attention.

Woo~
At three o'clock sharp, the train to Solotu Province started. Because the railway was not built to Wotai Province, Odysseus's plan was to take the train to Solotu Province first, and then take a carriage to Wotai City.

Not long after the train left Azshara, it arrived in the fields.

This was Odysseus' first time traveling long distances by train. When he saw the fields outside, he immediately felt that there was a huge difference between the city and the fields of Lundberg.

Odysseus and Bernadette, who were sitting in the first-class carriage, casually chatted about the crop yields of this era. Bernadette said, "The crop harvest in the Feynaporte Kingdom is the best.

"In that country, with the help of the Church of Mother Earth, most areas of the country have a good harvest almost every year."

Odysseus then asked, "Are there any homeless people in that country? Are there any people who worry about food?"

Bernadette took a deep breath before saying, "There are homeless people, and there are people who starve to death."

"Sometimes I think hunger isn't caused by natural disasters, but rather by man-made disasters." Odysseus looked out the window and said, "There should be enough food in this world to feed everyone."

Bernadette also looked out the window: "What do you think?"

"This idea is currently being used by all the countries in the Northern Continent," Odysseus said. "When food prices are low, they stockpile large quantities of food. If prices start to rise, they immediately sell off the stockpiled food to stabilize prices."

Bernadette thought for a moment and said, "Obviously, this method isn't very effective."

"It's a good method," Odysseus said, "but based on my observations, the people responsible for stockpiling grain have a big problem. They are officials, nobles, and some are even grain merchants.

“They used various means to seek personal gain by hoarding grain, which in turn became a destabilizing factor in grain prices.

"In addition, some interest groups are preventing the stockpiled food from being sold at the right time, rendering the plan useless."

Before Bernadette could say anything, the person sitting next to them suddenly asked, "Is there any solution?"

Every seat in the first-class carriage was very spacious. Odysseus and Bernadette sat opposite each other, with an aisle in the middle and two seats on the other side.

In other words, the entire first-class carriage only has two rows of spacious seats.

The person sitting in the seat opposite was a man in his thirties, clean-shaven. He was wearing a formal suit but no hat, and it was obvious that he had been listening to the conversation between Odysseus and Bernadette.

Odysseus smiled and said, "Before there is a complete supervision, food can be exchanged for labor."

The man was stunned and asked again: "What do you mean?"

"Give food to those who are starving and let them work," Odysseus explained.

Seeing that Bernadette and the man still didn't quite understand, he further explained, "Businessmen and any interest groups know that if you organize the hungry, feed them, and let them work, you can create more value.

"During this process, they won't be tempted to take over food. We just need to supervise them and prevent them from overusing labor. This way, people who need food can have food to eat, the panic caused by food shortages will be reduced, and food prices will tend to stabilize.

"This approach benefits everyone. Interest groups profit from the starving people, while the hungry people get food. Those who have money to buy food no longer have to worry about price fluctuations."

Bernadette nodded slowly, feeling that she had previously lacked specific thinking on governance.

The man opposite pinched his chin and thought for four or five seconds before smiling and saying, "Although it seems to complicate things, it is indeed a good idea."

Then he took a deep breath and said, "Only when those officials are well fed will they work obediently."

Odysseus smiled and said, "But this method can only solve the problem temporarily."

The man asked, "Is there any solution that can completely solve the problem?"

"Cultivate a group of officials who prioritize national interests over personal gain, who can maintain basic integrity, and who possess strong executive capabilities," Odysseus said. "We must do our utmost to disrupt the profit chains between officials and businessmen."

The man was stunned for a moment, then thought for a few seconds before shaking his head and saying, "Impossible, it's impossible to train an official like this."

Odysseus smiled slightly and said nothing more.

The reason why this man spoke so decisively was mainly because people of this era had a misunderstanding: only rich and powerful people could make the world prosperous and ensure the most basic order.

Therefore, the officials in this world are basically transformed aristocrats and new riches who accumulated capital by taking advantage of the industrial revolution.

And every one of the members of parliament is basically a wealthy person.

Taking the Loen Parliament as an example, the upper house is a hereditary seat, and all of them are nobles who have completed the transformation like "Justice"'s father.

Every member of the House of Commons is a millionaire with assets exceeding one million pounds.

Although Loen's constitution stipulates that members of parliament are not allowed to run businesses, those who want to become members of parliament must entrust their businesses to a management company.

This regulation is actually a bit like covering one's ears and stealing the bell, because the people who manage the company are appointed by the rich man who becomes a member of parliament, and they will of course still obey the rich man's instructions.

What Odysseus actually meant was that those powerful people should not be allowed to continue to hold official positions.

However, he also knew that such an idea was a bit out of tune with this era, so he just thought about it himself and planned to secretly conduct an experiment in the future.

After that, Odysseus chatted with the man all the way, and the political issues that seemed very difficult to the man were easily solved by Odysseus.

Moreover, Odysseus's solution took into account the interests of all parties and was not just empty talk.

The other party looked at Odysseus with a look of admiration.

At around seven o'clock in the evening, the train arrived at its final destination, Solothurn.

Odysseus stood up and shook hands with the man, tacitly not asking his identity or name.

Only in this way can the conversation between two people be relatively pure, like a mere academic discussion. If the name is asked, the nature of the conversation changes and becomes political.

After getting off the train, Longzel ordered the "Extraordinary Puppet" to move all the wooden boxes to the warehouse at the train station, and left the "puppet" on guard.

Odysseus took the three clerks and went to the hotel in two carriages.

After the car door closed, Bernadette immediately said, "There's something wrong with those three clerks."

Odysseus smiled and said, "Of course there is a problem, otherwise why would I recruit them?"

Bernadette smiled slightly: "It seems that there will be a good show tonight."

(End of this chapter)